Media Streaming Server

Metadata extraction

Serviio supports priority-based configuration of metadata extractors. The idea is that all (enabled) extractors will run for each media file and try to get as much metadata as possible. Metadata found by an extractor with higher priority overwrite metadata found by an extractor with lower priority. The current release includes these extractors (by priority):

Embedded metadata

Online metadata sources

Swisscenter

XBMC

Media Center Master

Local poster

Embedded metadata

Some media files may include metadata stored in the media files themselves. This is the case of audio files (ID3 tags, WMA tags, etc) and some image files (EXIF tags). For video files this extractor generates the video's thumbnail.

Online metadata sources

It will parse the name of your media file (and its parent folder) and try to make out the movie/series name. If found the metadata is stored in the media library. These are the file name patterns that will identify an episode of a series (season 1, episode 2):

file name includes S01E01, S1E2 or S1E01 (e.g. MySeries S01E02.avi)

file name includes S01.E01, S1.E2 or S1.E01 (e.g. MySeris S01.E02.avi)

file name includes S01_E01, S1_E2 or S1_E01 (e.g. MySeries S01_E02.avi)

In a case there are other movies with the same title, but different release years, you can include the year in the title of the video (or the parent folder), e.g. 'My movie (2005)'.

If your video cannot be recognized try to name your file or folder more accurately and double check if the video is present in the above online databases. If not, feel free to contribute to them and add or edit the metadata. Alternatively you can give Serviio a hint by including the IMDb ID in the file name.